GateHouse News Service New England Budget  June 25, 2008

Here are the top New England regional stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at gatehousenewsservice.com.

cbiondi@gatehousemedia.com

Here are the top New England regional stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at gatehousenewsservice.com. Please submit stories below no later than 6 p.m. local time, unless you have breaking news that is changing significantly. Questions?

Contact: Chris Biondi, (508) 626-4343, cbiondi@gatehousemedia.com

News

ENTWISTLE SENTENCED – Life in prison for Brit who killed his wife and infant daughter.
MetroWest, Miller, on wire now
A COMPLETE VERSION WILL MOVE THIS EVENING IN MASSACHUSETTS NEWS

PREGNANCY PACT'S EXISTENCE STILL UNPROVEN - Gloucester, Mass. - With news of Gloucester High School girls planning to become pregnant making local, national and international headlines, Mayor Carolyn Kirk says she has not confirmed the existence of a “pact” among students, and that there is no evidence to believe that there was one.
CNC, Silverstein, on wire now

TOASTING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF PROHIBITION’S REPEAL - At a constitutional convention on June 26, 1933, Massachusetts became the eighth state to ratify the 21st Amendment, which ended the country’s prohibition on alcohol.
Ledger, Lightman, on wire now

AT SUMMER CAMP, NOTHING STOPPING KIDS WITH MD - Kids living with muscular dystrophy are able to experience a real summer camp at the Massachusetts Hospital School in Canton, swimming, horseback riding and playing basketball with their peers, all tailored to their abilities.
Ledger, Manning, on wire now
With photos

DONATIONS FIZZLE, BUT FOURTH FIREWORKS WILL FLY - Despite donations for Fourth of July fireworks losing some pop in many towns, the shows will go on, at least in most towns.
Ledger, Conkey, on wire now
With photo and list of South Shore fireworks

TAUNTON RIVER MOVES CLOSER TO SCENIC STATUS - An attempt to include the lower Taunton River as part of a federal Wild and Scenic designation is moving forward in the House of Representatives.
Herald News, Richmond, on wire now
With photo

EARL SHOLLEY AIMS TO UNSEAT U.S. REP. BARNEY FRANK - Earl Henry Sholley says he likes a challenge. That’s good, since Sholley is this year’s Republican candidate for the seat in Congress held by longtime U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass.
Herald News, Dion, on wire now
With photo

TAUNTON REPRESENTATIVE'S COMMENTS CAUSE UPROAR - State Rep. James Fagan has drawn widespread criticism from victims’ rights advocates after arguing against mandatory minimum sentences for child rapists, saying defense attorneys would “rip apart” young victims on the witness stand in order to defend their clients.
Taunton Gazette, Tuoti, on wire now

Business

YANKEE SPIRITS OPENS THIRD MASSIVE LOCATION – The new Yankee Spirits' grand opening weekend will take place Friday through Sunday, and will include music, prize giveaways, product sampling and an array of outdoor activities.
Herald News, Pateakos, on wire now
With photo

VIDEO: RENOVATION GIVES ANTIQUE SHIP A HIGH-TECH OVERHAUL - On Tuesday, the 1963 vintage houseboat slipped out of the mooring at J&J Marine, a yacht refitter in Somerset, and made its way over to Battleship Cove, the first leg of a journey that will end at a boat show in Mystic, Conn., where the 63-foot boat will be used to display a wide variety of the newest marine technology.
Herald News, Dion, on wire now
With video and photos

Opinions

EDITORIAL: A 'PACT' ABOUT PARENTHOOD NEEDED – Gloucester's "pregnancy pact" is increasingly looking like an urban legend. Time magazine first reported that around half of the 17 pregnant students at Gloucester High had made a coordinated effort to get pregnant, but the source of the story has now backed off and some of the pregnant girls have responded to the national media frenzy by saying they knew of no such agreement.
MetroWest, on wire now

EDITORIAL: THE TRUTH COMES OUT IN ENTWISTLE MURDERS - Veredictum. It is Latin for “to speak the truth,” the root of the word verdict. And the truth from 12 citizens is that Neil Entwistle callously, calculatingly and in cold blood murdered his wife Rachel and their baby, Lillian Rose.
Ledger, on wire now

LLOYD GARVER: BORDER CROSSINGS, SEX AND GAS – OH, MY! - I only bring up the world of prostitution to demonstrate just how widespread the effect of high gas prices is on American life. And of course, it gives a whole new meaning to the question, "Would you like regular or super?"
On wire now

JOE BURNS: WIND FARMS AND CASINOS, NOT APPLES AND ORANGES - A wind farm on Nantucket Sound and a casino in Middleboro. Comparing the two may seem like an oranges and apples exercise, but they have a common denominator: The Mashpee Wampanoag and the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribes.
CNC, on wire now

Sports

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Lifestyles

MAMMOTH CUPCAKE CREATED, THEN CONSUMED - Lexington - Wilson Farm had a goal: Take more than 3,000 cupcakes, combine them, and serve the largest cupcake anyone in Lexington had ever seen.
CNC, Murphy, on wire now
With photos

VIDEO: MEAT MEETS ART IN CAMBRIDGE GALLERY - The title of the art show at the Pierre Menard Gallery raises a lot of questions, and even fewer answers, which may be a good thing for the artists of the “Meat After Meat Joy” exhibition.
CNC, Loh, on wire now
With video and photos

PROVIDENCE’S FAMED WATERFIRE RETURNS - Providence’s famed WaterFire has returned for the summer, offering to Southern New England the epitome of culture in a town whose previous landmark was the Giant Blue Bug on I-95.
Ledger, Maclean, on wire now
With photo

JUDY GARLAND IN CONCERT, COURTESY OF TECHNOLOGY AND BOSTON POPS - Judy Garland has been gone for almost 40 years, but her legacy as a performer continues to outshine even the tragedy of her life. And as technology has come along in the past decade or so, so have the number of remasters and other preservation projects dedicated to her expansive recorded oeuvre.
Ledger, Berndtson, on wire now
With photos

DRESDEN 'DOLL' STILL ROCKIN' THE SUBURBS - Amanda Palmer is not a typical Lexington High School graduate. She’s not a typical 32-year-old. She’s not a typical guest performer with the Boston Pops. In fact, Amanda Palmer is not a typical anything.
CNC, Norton, on wire now
With photo

KEEPING TABS: EVENTS IN AND AROUND BOSTON - That Rascal!: When country music superstar Rascal Flatts joins the Boston Pops on the Esplanade on July 4, there will be fireworks. No, really, that’s not just an expression, real fireworks. It’s the 35th anniversary of the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular.
CNC, on wire now

AN OUTPOST ON THE EDGE OF MUSIC - No matter what you think of the small space at 186 1/2 Hampshire Street, no matter how you describe it, longtime Cambridge resident Rob Chalfen, who runs Outpost 186, prefers that you don’t use the term “club.”
CNC, Symkus, on wire now
With photos

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